US SB721 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)
Title
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1619 (Same As) 2019-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Subjects
Alternative and renewable resources
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Energy
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Military command and structure
Nevada
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research administration and funding
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Energy
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Military command and structure
Nevada
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/721/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s721/BILLS-116s721is.pdf |
